While speculation over lifts has been swirling online for weeks, DeSantis finally put his foot down on the issue in an episode of the PBD Podcast released on Oct. 30.

But the three boot experts told Politico that they believed DeSantis’s lifts gave him about 1.5 inches of extra height — enough to put him above the unofficial minimum for modern presidents.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waits to speak during a campaign event on September 20, 2023 in Midland, Texas, and inset, DeSantis' boots pictured on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa.

DeSantis also wears black cowboy boots that some say also have lifts. Of course, as Haley creeps closer to DeSantis in national polls, she had something to say about the "bootgate" this week.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday was questioned about rumors that he wears hidden lifts in his boots in order to appear taller.. DeSantis, who is vying for the Republican nomination for ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) appears to be wearing concealed lifts inside of his cowboy boots to make him look taller, three expert shoemakers told Politico, legitimizing rumors that have dogged ...

Menswear experts and others have alleged DeSantis wears lifts in his boots to make him look taller. It's become one of the foremost talking points about him at a time when he needs positive press.

“Lifts in his cowboy boots,” then, works as deft shorthand for the phony and flailing masculinist posturing DeSantis’s GOP antagonists see; DeSantis is all lifts and no stirrups.

I'm considering voting yes on DeSantis if he finally admits that he has lifts in his boots. I'm sure he does. Maybe three inches, four inches at least.

DeSantis was dogged with rumors that he wore lifts in his boots so he could look taller during his recent failed bid for the ...